The Distributive Property & Algebraic Expressions Quick Check

Question

Expand 5(y + 2) using the distributive property.
A: 5y + 2
B: 6y + 10
C: 6y + 7
D: 5y + 10

Answer 1

Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 hours ago

To expand \(5(y + 2)\) using the distributive property, you multiply 5 by each term inside the parentheses:

\[ 5(y) + 5(2) = 5y + 10 \]

So, the correct answer is:

D: 5y + 10